Police Arrest Man On Drug Charges

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LAKE WORTH — A drug suspect, who police said fled from a cocaine bust the day before, was arrested Wednesday.

Craig Jackson, 21, of Barton Road, was charged with trafficking in cocaine after he was spotted at 15th Avenue South and South K Street and then caught after police officers chased him.

Two men who were in a car with Jackson Tuesday were arrested that day after police stopped their car in the 1300 block of South K Street, according to a report filed by Officer Kurt Auwaerter. Timothy Grieser, 33, of Barton Road, and Thomas Burkhardt, 36, of West Palm Beach were charged with trafficking in cocaine.

Police said they seized 120 grams of powdered cocaine and a free-base rock of cocaine, in addition to $5,000 in cash.